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Posted on 08/09/2004 11:16:42 AM PDT by dandi
NEW YORK The historic Unity convention in Washington is over but what it is being remembered for, at least in some corners of the media, is not the huge turnout of more than 7,000, but controversy over the alleged partisanship shown by many of the attendees in responding to separate speeches by presidential candidates Bush and Kerry.
Commentary on this issue continued over the weekend and into Monday.
John Temple, editor of the Rocky Mountain News in Denver, praised the meeting overall and said he was "inspired" by it -- but noted in a column that the partisanship (evidenced by "cheering and whistling" during Kerry's speech) was "something I had never experienced in a crowd of journalists."
Helen Ubinas, another attendee, wrote in The Hartford (Conn.) Courant that she was "in the minority, as it were" who acted like "a professional, not a partisan" in responding to Kerry. There was snickering during Bush's address and the crowd rose at the end, "but not for much longer than it took to head to the door." Ubinas' explanation: Kerry connects with the "advocacy side" of Unity journalists. But showing preference for one candidate, she added, "is the ultimate betrayal -- to everyone."
(Excerpt) Read more at editorandpublisher.com ...
"But showing preference for one candidate, she added, "is the ultimate betrayal -- to everyone."
As if this were a well kept secret!! Partisanship of the media is out of the closet for everyone to see! Just watch any of the three networks news coverage (or CNN).
We have come to expect nothing more from journalists, no matter their color.
No news here. Move along now.
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SHOCKED!
bttt
Journalists should not have an "advocacy side". If they want to be activists they should join a Political Action Committee and lobby legislators or become columnists writting editorials.
A journalist's job is to take down the details associated with something that happened that day and report them to the public. A journalist should no more be partisan in his or her job than the person conducting a driver's test at the Dept. of Motor Vehicles.
What is "Unity"? When I first saw the story, I thought it was a convention of Unity Church members, but this apparently has something to do with journalists.
Is anyone surprised? I'm not. These Kerry supporters are freaks. And "journalist" hasn't been a respected occupation since Hector was a pup. It ranks right up there with prostitute.
A few notable exceptions only allow the others to borrow a thin veneer. I despise 99 percent of them.
Bob Steele, ethics expert at the Poynter Institute, called public outbursts favoring one candidate "unprofessional and unethical."
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